Still Not Working, A Temporary Conclusion

"Hmph. Don't tell me you thought that was my true strength just now? If so, that only proves you've underestimated me far too much!" The corners of Hearts's mouth lifted slightly.

He drew in a deep breath, his chest swelling sharply, then let out a low, earth-shaking roar. "Hah... Aaaaaah!!!!!!!"

That roar seemed to come from some ancient beast, shaking ripples through the surrounding air.

With that roar, every muscle in Hearts's body tensed in an instant, veins bulging like coiling dragons. He unleashed the energy inside him with everything he had, and for a moment, an overwhelmingly powerful aura burst from his body, suffocating in its intensity.

In an instant, the once-calm space was swept by a wildly violent hurricane. The gale was like countless razor-sharp blades, rushing madly in every direction with piercing howls. Wherever it passed, the ground was torn open into deep ravines, and rocks crumbled into powder that scattered through the air.

Immediately afterward, a blinding golden light flared. After that dazzling effect, Hearts revealed, without holding anything back, the full energy contained within the Universe Seed.

"Kill!!" Hearts's eyes widened in fury, and another roar erupted from his mouth. At the same time, the ten Gravity Orbs hovering behind him shot out like meteors, their target none other than Luo Chuan, who stood not far away.

Every one of those Gravity Orbs radiated terrifying pressure. The trails of flame they left behind as they tore across the sky wove together, forming an airtight web of death that swept toward Luo Chuan from every direction.

Luo Chuan watched that web of death pounce toward him like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, moving too fast for thunder to catch. Just as that lethal net was only a few tenths of a millimeter from his body—

In that split second, a cold gleam flashed in Luo Chuan's hand. An incomparably sharp hand blade swept out like lightning, and in the blink of an eye, that seemingly indestructible web of death collapsed beneath it, turning into countless fragments that scattered away.

At the same time, Hearts's fist, as large as a casserole, rapidly enlarged in Luo Chuan's vision with mountain-toppling, sea-churning force. Yet faced with such a fierce attack, Luo Chuan calmly and unhurriedly raised his arm, then suddenly threw a punch.

With a thunderous boom, the two fists slammed together. An utterly terrifying wave of air burst out like storm-tossed seas, the powerful impact twisting and warping the surrounding air. The immense energies contained within the two of them intertwined in midair, grinding violently against each other.

As time passed second by second, this shocking duel continued, and neither side was willing to give even half a step.

Gradually, the powerful energy fluctuations began to affect the entire Earth. The land trembled nonstop, and abnormal phenomena appeared all over the world—mountains collapsed, rivers changed course, fierce winds howled...

Just then, Hearts suddenly changed his move. He swiftly turned his fist into a palm and tightly grabbed Luo Chuan's fist. Immediately afterward, he added astonishing gravity to his palm, then yanked hard, dragging Luo Chuan toward him. Hearts launched a flying kick, this kick also carrying added gravity as it smashed fiercely toward Luo Chuan.

But what no one expected was that, faced with Hearts's sudden and astonishingly powerful move, Luo Chuan caught it with effortless ease. He did not even sway.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The two figures vanished without a trace almost at the same time.

Immediately afterward, a series of deafening energy collisions rang out in the air, rising and falling without end. Every collision triggered a powerful energy fluctuation. These fluctuations grew more and more frequent, and their range grew wider and wider, showing just how intense the battle between the two of them was.

"Aaaaaah...!!!" Hearts's eyes were wide open, and a deafening roar burst from his mouth, as though he meant to tear heaven and earth apart.

Golden light flashed around him, and his aura burned fiercely, rising again and again before gathering into a colossal energy storm. The energy storm surged with magnificent momentum, howling as it swept toward Luo Chuan.

Faced with such a ferocious attack, Luo Chuan wore an indifferent expression.

"Spare me this child's play."

As soon as the words left his mouth, he raised his left hand, and a powerful aura instantly surged from his palm. With his movement, a dazzling Ki Blade gradually took shape, the blade flashing with an icy cold light that sent chills down the spine.

Then Luo Chuan swung his arm, and the Ki Blade sliced through the void like lightning, bringing out a dazzling streak of cold light. With a crisp rip, the seemingly indestructible energy storm was easily cut in half at the waist, turning into countless fine motes of light that dissipated into the air.

However, the battle did not end there.

The instant he cut apart the energy storm, Luo Chuan's figure suddenly spun, and the Ki Blade in his hand followed the motion, chopping fiercely behind him. In that split second, Hearts crossed his arms before his chest and forcibly blocked the fierce strike. With a clang, sparks flew in every direction, and even the space around the two of them trembled.

Seizing the opportunity, Hearts grabbed Luo Chuan's wrist, then used his own body as an axis and began spinning wildly. His speed grew faster and faster, whipping up a violent whirlwind, and in the blink of an eye, he flung Luo Chuan far away.

With a thunderous boom, Luo Chuan streaked through the air at high speed, instantly flying tens of thousands of meters away.

Finally, he crashed heavily into the ground. The immense impact made the earth shake violently, dust billowing into the sky, while Luo Chuan kept sliding with the momentum, knocking down several towering mountains along the way. Only after sliding tens of thousands of meters did he finally stop.

"Huff, huff, huff..."

Hearts's breathing had become somewhat ragged.

Meanwhile, on Fu's side.

"You've done quite well, Hearts. We can recover it and prepare for the next step."

Fu looked at the screen, pushed up his glasses, and revealed a faint smile.

Then he got up and left this place.

On Earth.

Luo Chuan flew out of the pile of boulders completely unharmed and patted the dust from his body.

"Hey! Hearts, weren't you running your mouth about destroying Grand Zeno? But looking at you now, you can't even manage this."

Luo Chuan's mocking words had stacked both aggression and insult buffs to the max.

Hearts's breathing gradually grew heavy, veins bulging on his forehead, and blood vessels began to show in both his eyes. He was furious now—furious beyond compare.

"You damn bastard. I'll make sure you and Earth are reduced to ash together!"

Hearts's eyes widened in rage, and the spikes on his back actually began to glow with golden light.

Just then, the sky, already covered in dark clouds, suddenly became even gloomier and more oppressive. Everyone looked up and saw an incomparably massive golden meteor slowly falling toward the ground from within the heavy clouds.

It was like a great mountain, its entire body flashing with a chilling golden light. Wherever it passed, even space and air twisted and warped.

"Hahahahaha! Die, you mongrels! Witness my ultimate move—Gravity Starfall!!"

Hearts laughed wildly while swinging his arms with all his might. Following his motion, the supermassive golden meteor's falling speed abruptly increased, carrying a world-destroying force as it smashed straight down.

Luo Chuan, standing not far away, naturally sensed the terrifying pressure brought by this move with perfect clarity. However, faced with such a powerful attack, he showed not the slightest intention of retreating.

He drew in a deep breath, and in an instant, raging silver and purple auras intertwined and ignited around his body.

Then he planted his feet firmly in a horse stance, clenched his right fist at his waist, and began pouring the two surging auras inside him into both fists without end.

"Super Dragon Fist!!" Luo Chuan roared in a low voice.

In an instant, an unmatched surge of energy erupted from his fist as the center. Then, a corporeal silver-purple dragon appeared out of thin air.

The dragon's body stretched for tens of thousands of meters. Its scales flashed with a cold gleam, its sharp claws danced through the air, and its huge, blood-red maw opened to the limit, revealing pointed fangs that made it look savage and terrifying.

After throwing its head back and roaring, the dragon charged without hesitation, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws as it pounced at the golden meteor plummeting down at high speed.

BOOOOM!!!!!

The two overwhelmingly powerful energies were like two comets hurtling at high speed and colliding with each other, crashing together with a speed and force that left one dumbstruck. In that instant, a deafening sonic boom rang out in the sky, as if it could tear heaven and earth apart. The sound was so immense that every living creature within tens of thousands of miles would have shuddered in fear.

With that world-shaking collision, gale after gale condensed from pure energy howled into being. Carrying endless destructive force and an aura of annihilation, those winds swept out mercilessly like the razor-sharp scythe in the Grim Reaper's hand.

Wherever they passed, space itself seemed to be sliced to pieces, and everything blocking their path was reduced to ash in an instant.

"This collision is actually this powerful!"

Son Goku and the others witnessed the scene and could not help sucking in a cold breath. Facing the raging winds sweeping toward them like an avalanche and a tidal wave, they did not dare slack off in the slightest, each unleashing their full strength to withstand the violent impact.

With a crack, Earth's core could no longer withstand the impact of the two energies and began to split. Once it shattered completely, Earth would explode outright.

Rumble~

Along with a thunderous boom that echoed to the clouds, the two terrifying energies locked in a stalemate finally erupted completely. For a moment, dazzling light rose abruptly like a newborn blazing sun, illuminating the entire void.

A raging torrent of energy swept in every direction with unstoppable force, shattering space wherever it passed, as if doomsday had descended.

Luo Chuan's Dragon Fist pierced through the golden meteor, and at the same time, it pierced through Hearts's body.

"Wah~ Pfft!"

Looking at the hole in his own body, Hearts smiled.

"As a mortal, you really are very, very strong. But why become the gods' lackey? I truly wanted to... liberate... all of humanity..."

After forcing out those broken words, Hearts turned into starlight and scattered.

"I know you like humans a lot, but you still can't go around causing chaos. Look at what you did to Earth."

Luo Chuan shook his head, then returned to his normal state.

With Hearts dealt with, this could count as coming to an end.

What Luo Chuan did not notice was that the instant Hearts disappeared, a tiny rift appeared and took away something giving off a faint glow.